Example sentences of "[adj] [was/were] [adv] about [num] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Because I just in my normal sort of intelligent way asked the librarian to come up with lots of cuttings on environmental health and let me have a quick little read , this was probably about twenty to three or something you know I probably needed about three weeks to do it . |
| 2 | You see , to let you understand , this was maybe about four or five years after nationalization and prior to nationalization of course , was under the L M S , Street Station and were under the L M S and was under the L N E R. But when I arrived at , I heard them talking about the Callie see , the Callie railway . |
| 3 | These were also about four feet down , the remains were sent to Sir Arthur Keith F.R.S . |
| 4 | These were now about two years old , so he hoped he might be amongst the prize winners in the next five years . |
| 5 | Aldfrith may not have had an obvious heir across the late 680s and early 690s , for Osred was only about 8 years old on his father 's death and not born , therefore , until c . |